The History of Labor Day Labor Day is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor the contributions of laborers in America. Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. “Labor Day” was promoted by the…
The History of Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on different dates in October and November in the United States, and Canada. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and of the preceding year. Various similarly named harvest festival holidays occur throughout the world during autumn. Although Thanksgiving has historical roots in…